JG Ballard's story of a scientific mission surveying drowned cities. This is a future where the Earth's atmosphere, and human consciousness, has eroded. Adapted by Graham White. Show more
Results 1 to 20 of 60 for your search filters
Order results by:
Filter by channel
Set in the world of independent greyhound racing (or 'flapping'), Justin Hopper's poignant drama tells of three generations of men all connected with the sport. Show more
Home Front
2 September 1914 - Ralph Winwood
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for 3 months
The complexities in the vicar's life threaten to catch up with him. Show more
Liz has been offered a settlement by the council, if she will sign a gagging order. Show more
The Stuarts
Charles II, Part One: Through the World in Various Fortune
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
By Mike Walker. When news of Oliver Cromwell's death reaches Brussels, the exiled Charles II plots his return. With Jamie Parker. Show more
The Stuarts
Charles II, Part Two: The Long Lease of Pleasant Days
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
By Mike Walker, with Pip Torrens and James Fleet. Charles II's feud with parliamentary reformers and his audacious plot to confound them and secure the throne for his brother. Show more
The Stuarts
James II: The Storms of this Deceitful World
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
By Mike Walker. James II's reign lasted just four years, before he fled England in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. How did it all go so wrong? With James Fleet. Show more
When Tamsin presents her with an emergency, Liz tries to play it by the book. Show more
She’s hired a gun-slinging companion, but Ambassador B’s set to be disarmed in a way never dreamed of. Stars Fenella Woolgar. Show more
The Zone
Episode 2
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 5 months
Turner is caught in a corrupt world where power lies in blood and body parts. Sci-fi crime thriller from Bafta-winning writer Trevor Preston. Show more
Drama on 4
I Am Anonymous
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
By Mateusz Dymek. Hacktivist Marco has promised his wife he won't mess around online again. But the arrest of an old comrade-in-arms makes this promise harder and harder to keep. Show more
Tommies
18 May 1915
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
On the eastern front, the Russian army are retreating, but the renegade Prince Balashov is determined to wrench some kind of victory from defeat. By Michael Chaplin. Show more
Ambassador B inspects a planet keen on free speech, yet no-one speaks of her predecessor, Ambassador A. Stars Fenella Woolgar. Show more
Ambassador B opts to turn in her badge on the next planet she finds. But there is no one to surrender to. Stars Fenella Woolgar. Show more
Home Front
27 August 1914 - Gabriel Graham
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for 3 months
In Folkestone, Gabriel struggles to write an appropriate speech for the first British war wounded. Show more
Tommies
4 November 1914
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Celestine returns from France to find that things are amiss, while her husband Robert gets embroiled in the realities of financing a war. Stars Indira Varma and Patrick Kennedy. Show more
The Zone
Episode 1
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 5 months
Turner finds himself caught in a corrupt world, where power lies in blood and body parts. Starring Michael Bertenshaw. Show more
The Stuarts
To Make the Plough Go before the Horse
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
By Mike Walker. James I's life and reign told through his relationships, from his one love, Esme, to his favourite, George Villiers. Starring Bill Paterson. Show more
Drama on 4
Stephen Wyatt - The Organist's Daughter
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. Can the great German composer Buxtehude find a marriage for his daughter, so that he can retire? Stars Simon Russell Beale, Emma Fielding and Naomi Frederick. Show more
The Stuarts
A World of Fools and Knaves
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
By Mike Walker. Henrietta Maria, Charles I's Catholic queen, watches her husband, the 'second-best-king', fail to keep a hold on the reins of government. Show more